What is a spime?

Bruce Sterling coined the term "spime," which is an object that can constantly be kept track of. An example of such would be a car with a GPS. A working GPS constantly shows the driver the position of the car on a map. The GPS is connected to a network of some sort, that means someone has the potential to locate the car remotely.

Anything that can be located remotely is a spime. Spimes are becoming very common today because of the advancement of the internet. Any kind of device, be it a desktop computer or a cell phone, being connected to the internet is not uncommon.

A professional Baseball team can even be considered a spime. (Such as the New York Yankees.) During the baseball season, the press constantly follows the team around to give the public updates on how the players are performing and where they're going to travel to next. All of this information can be accessed remotely on the internet on the computer or even on a cell phone. It's a strange concept, but through the internet, almost anything can be a spime.